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The campaign by Levees.org comes 18 years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans.

The campaign by Levees.org comes 18 years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans.

So after the storm passes, we bring our folks back, our aircraft, our helicopters, our boats, our different teams to assess the port. our first priorities are always safety of life. we want to see who we can help, where we can help not only in the maritime environment but also certainly as we move inland to help out the major cities. as you saw during katrina, we did a lot of that. >> remembering katrina, exactly 12 years ago this week in new orleans, we saw folks calling for help, stranded on their roofs. i know the coast guard played a very important role then. are you going to be doing that...

The winds, whiand the rain is almost nonstop. this will be the storm that people here remember for the rest of their lives. still playing out, will it be remembered for those still making it through or something else? the language they used to describe it is something we haven't heard since the likes of katrina. even though it's near to making landfall, when it does, that's not the end. it will only just be beginning. >> this is going to be a very major disaster. >> reporter: a dyer warning from the texas governor as hurricane harvey bears down on the texas coast, with the window to now be out...

If you haven't left, of course, this is no time to even consider that. eventually you're going to have issues with the power going out. we haven't seen significant power outages, but that could happen. you also could lose your cell phone towers as a result of that communication could be difficult. so more and more, people can feel a sense of isolation. that's a point that officials here have known about, which is why they've increased the intensity and frequency of their briefings. they may not have any new information. they admit that. but they want the public to understand that, hey, your ci...